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Review Article 
Robotic anatomic pulmonary resection—the data
Ammara A. Watkins, David Rice, Kathleen M. Fuentes, Dena Shehata, Michael S. Kent
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
7  
Original Article 
Streamlining care with single anesthetic robotic lung cancer diagnosis and resection
Amelia W. Wong, Elizabeth Y. Wang, Abigail Fong, Fahim Pyarali, Trevor R. Ideta, Bradley Tokeshi, Taryne A. Imai
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
6  
Original Article 
Hierarchal clustering for the identification of distinct rib fracture patterns
Kiersten C. Woodyard De Brito, Kieran J. Phelan, Aaron Seitz, Jay Nathwani, Christopher F. Janowak
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
5  
Original Article 
Prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung transplant: predictors and impact on survival
Lucille Hu, Kamal S. Ayyat, Noah Weingarten, Toshihiro Okamoto, Carli Lehr, Marie M. Budev, Usman Ahmad, James J. Yun, Kenneth R. McCurry, Haytham Elgharably
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
4  
Original Article 
The impact of serum sodium levels on short and long-term outcomes after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Asmita Singhania, Marcus Renshaw, Marcus Taylor, Annabel Sharkey, Somshekar Ganti
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
3  
Surgical Technique 
Vein-first strategy for thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy under use of three-dimensional reconstruction of computed tomography
Hiroyuki Oizumi, Takayuki Sasage, Satoshi Takamori, Jun Suzuki, Hikaru Watanabe, Hirohisa Kato
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2024;
6:
1  
Surgical Technique 
Intrathoracic muscle flap transposition: an original surgical technique
Eleonora Coviello, Antonio Giulio Napolitano, Domenico Pourmolkara, Silvia Ceccarelli, Claudia Colafigli, Francesco Puma
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
50  
Review Article 
Endoscopic treatment for lung cancer in medically inoperable patients
Tsukasa Ishiwata, Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
49  
Editorial Commentary 
Challenges in diagnosis and management of patients with synchronous multiple primary lung cancers
Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi, Thomas Fabian
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
48  
Review Article 
Lung cancer screening—contemporary issues: a narrative review
Sonia M. Baeza, Stephen Lam
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
47  
Review Article 
Lung cancer surgery for older patients: a narrative review
Haruaki Hino, Tomohiro Murakawa
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
46  
Surgical Technique 
Robotic sleeve lower lobectomy
Farid Gharagozloo
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
45  
Surgical Technique 
Robotic-assisted left lower lobectomy
Luis J. Herrera, Gesnyr Ocean
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
44  
Surgical Technique 
Robotic left lower segmentectomy operations: a focused review
Amanda L. Eilers, Justin D. Blasberg
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
43  
Surgical Technique 
Robotic bronchial sleeve left upper lobectomy
Matthew J. Pommerening, John S. Young, M. Blair Marshall
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
42  
Review Article 
A narrative review of the social determinants of lung cancer screening: knowledge gaps and controversies
Sakib M. Adnan, Kristine Chin, Grace X. Ma, Cherie P. Erkmen
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
41  
Review Article 
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer—current practices and outcomes: a narrative review
Félix H. Savoie-White, Charles Antoine Menier, Arthur Vieira, Paula A. Ugalde
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
40  
Review Article 
Pulmonary hemodynamics and lung surgery: a narrative review
Etienne J. Couture, Christoph G. Nabzdyk
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
39  
Review Article 
Atelectasis in one lung ventilation: the good, the bad, and the ugly: a narrative review
Jean S. Bussières, Edouard Marques
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
38  
Review Article 
Prehabilitation and enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery: a narrative review
Azza Al-Abri, Danielle Sophia Shafiepour
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
37  
Review Article 
Perioperative pain management for thoracic surgery: a narrative review of the literature
Ariane Clairoux, Rami Issa, Marie-Ève Bélanger, Robert Urbanowicz, Philippe Richebé, Véronique Brulotte
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
36  
Original Article 
Developing an artificial intelligence-based clinical decision-support system for chest tube management: user evaluations & patient perspectives of the Chest Tube Learning Synthesis and Evaluation Assistant (CheLSEA) system
Adnan El Adou Mekdachi, Jamie Strain, Stuart G. Nicholls, Jharna Rathod, Mohsen Alayche, Virginia Maria Ferreira Resende, William Klement, Nathalie Japkowicz, Sebastien Gilbert
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
35  
Original Article 
Patient perspectives on open vs. minimally invasive thoracic surgery (PPOMITS): survey and experience from a single academic institution
Daniel Jones, Urmila Bhattacharyya, Ching Yeung, Andre Martel, Mary Hanna, Ameera Moledina, Andrew J. E. Seely, Donna E. Maziak, Sudhir R. Sundaresan, Patrick J. Villeneuve, Sebastien Gilbert
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
34  
Editorial 
Recent advances in perioperative care in thoracic surgery and anesthesia
George Rakovich, Jean S. Bussières
Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery  
2023;
5:
33